Diagnosis, treatment and risk factors of Strongyloides stercoralis in schoolchildren in Cambodia.

• Published in: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
• Main Authors: Virak Khieu, Fabian Schär, Hanspeter Marti, Somphou Sayasone, Socheat Duong, Sinuon Muth, Peter Odermatt
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013
• Subjects: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Arctic; Kap
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002035; https://doaj.org/article/265d26f91e03436f82296c9def6d55ad

BACKGROUND: Worldwide, an estimated 30 to 100 million people are infected with Strongyloides stercoralis, a soil-transmitted helminth. Information on the parasite is scarce in most settings. In semi-rural Cambodia, we determined infection rates and risk factors; compared two diagnostic methods (Koga...